| Common Name |
Blackfoot Daisy, Plains Daisy, Rock Daisy, Desert Daisy |
| Latin Name |
Melampodium leucanthum |
| Native Habitat |
2,000 to 5,000 feet, California to Kansas, south to
Mexico |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Moderate watering, drought tolerant |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 1 foot X 2 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Silver, grayish color |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrance, Moonlight, Songbird, Sonoran, Butterfly |
| Ornamental Value |
White flowers later winter to mid-summer |
| Nature Value |
Used by bees and butterflies |
| Native American Uses |
None |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=mele2 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/259/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/plantguide/melampodium-leucanthum-blackfoot-daisy.aspx |
| Images and
data |
http://thedesertgarden.com/2008/04/plant-to-ponder-blackfoot-daisy.html |
| Images and
data |
http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages2/gilaflora/melampodium_leucanthum.html |
| Images and
data |
http://www.kswildflower.org/details.php?flowerID=372 |
| Images and
data |
http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=10969 |
| Images and
data |
http://palodurocanyon.org/blackfootdaisy.html |
| Images and
data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melampodium |
| Images and
data |
http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/public/detail.php?id=ASDM01435&sp=Melampodium%20leucanthum |
| Images and
data |
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=2385 |
| Seeds |
http://www.plantsofthesouthwest.com/cgi-bin/plantview.cgi?_recordnum=1139 |
| Nursery |
http://mynurserydirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=36&typeID=9 |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MELE2 |
